Back to the subject. Received a question by e-mail asking how to use (to best advantage) the produced scripts file I posted a few months ago.
As everyone else says... read as many scripts as you can. Okay, we all know that.
But, I would add one more thing.
Pick two or three dozen great screenplays and style copy them. What I mean by this is re-write them by hand--verbatim. This will help you see how the pros do it VIA YOUR OWN WRITING MECHANISM: your frontal cortex, your hand, your pen.
In 2004, after reading an article by Rob Tobin I did this exercise. I decided to make an investment in my writing career by "wasting" two months on style copying. Believe me, it works. The end result is that you take the best features of each script and create your own distinct style. Okay. Enough said.
And, of course, don't forget to write from theme!
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